Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber Lea & Blanchard, 1851 |
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... important aid . They are also indebted for valuable contributions , or favors of other kinds , to numerous other gentlemen , among whom they may be permitted to mention Mr. Duponceau , of Philadelphia ; Mr. Woodbridge , editor of the ...
... important aid . They are also indebted for valuable contributions , or favors of other kinds , to numerous other gentlemen , among whom they may be permitted to mention Mr. Duponceau , of Philadelphia ; Mr. Woodbridge , editor of the ...
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... important influence on the char- acter of the government . Scarcely had the Catholic faith become the established religion , when the clergy , who had be- come accustomed , during their former state of oppression , to adhere firmly to ...
... important influence on the char- acter of the government . Scarcely had the Catholic faith become the established religion , when the clergy , who had be- come accustomed , during their former state of oppression , to adhere firmly to ...
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... important , as the prod- ucts of Poland - wood , grain , & c . — are transported on it to Dantzic , on the Bal- tic . The canal of Bromberg connects the Vistula with the Oder . ( q . v . ) Several navigable rivers empty into the Vistula ...
... important , as the prod- ucts of Poland - wood , grain , & c . — are transported on it to Dantzic , on the Bal- tic . The canal of Bromberg connects the Vistula with the Oder . ( q . v . ) Several navigable rivers empty into the Vistula ...
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... important symp- toms in diseases .. Thus it may be want- ing altogether in a diseased state ( this is called aphonia ) ... importance . The rarity of consumption in most parts of Germany , compared to other countries , is ascribed by some ...
... important symp- toms in diseases .. Thus it may be want- ing altogether in a diseased state ( this is called aphonia ) ... importance . The rarity of consumption in most parts of Germany , compared to other countries , is ascribed by some ...
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... important improvement . ( See Electricity . ) His observations upon the bubbles which arise from stagnant water , led him also to some valuable discoveries in regard to gases . The electrical pistol , the eudiom- eter , the lamp with ...
... important improvement . ( See Electricity . ) His observations upon the bubbles which arise from stagnant water , led him also to some valuable discoveries in regard to gases . The electrical pistol , the eudiom- eter , the lamp with ...
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